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Today I encountered this sentence:

> その都市の治安はいい[方]{ほう}です。

The general meaning is simple: "The city is safe".

However, what does [方]{ほう} mean in this sentence? Is there an implicit
comparison? (ie, "The safety is the best aspect of the city") Does it simply
mean "side"? (ie, "Safety is a good aspect of the city").

Thanks.


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方 as a noun with a relative clause. What does it mean?


There is indeed an implicit comparison, though not with other aspects of the
city but rather with other _cities_. I'd say a better translation would be
"That city is on the safer side" or "that's one of the safer cities."


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